Anything goes
Subtitle: a history of American musical theatre
By: Ethan Mordden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780199892839
Subjects: History and criticism; Musicals; Musical theater; History
Other titles: History of American musical theatre
Description: Offers a history of American musical theater from the 1920s through to the 1970s, and includes such famous works as "Oklahoma!," "The Red Mill," and "Porgy and Bess."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290), discography (p. 291-322), and index.
Table of contents: title: Source material; title: The age of burlesque; title: At the turn of the century; title: The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree; title: Victor Herbert; title: The new music; title: The variety show; title: The structure of twenties musical comedy; title: The structure of twenties operetta; title: Dancing in the dark; title: Blue Monday blues; title: The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook; title: Something to dance about; title: After West Side story; title: The Sondheim handbook; title: Devolution; title: That is the state of the art.